Three suspected kidnappers have been arrested in a forest along Imeko- Iwoye Ketu road while three victims were rescued unhurt, the Ogun State Police Command said.
A statement on Tuesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed that the suspects were Aliu Abubakar, 29, Umaru Tukur, 24, and Yau Isah, 25.
Oyeyemi said they were arrested following a distress call that about eight kidnappers, armed with dangerous weapons, had blocked Termac/Iwoye road and shooting sporadically.
“The information revealed further that the hoodlums had injured the duo of Bode Ogunleye and Muhammad Basa, while the trio of Alhaji Fatai Abdulsalam, Alhaji Dauda Orelope and Alhaji Rafiu Isah were abducted by the same group.
“Upon the receipt of the distress call, the DPO Imeko division, mobilized his men in conjunction with men of Amotekun corps, So safe corps, Hunters, Vigilantes as well as Fulani/Yoruba youths and stormed the forest in search of the victims and their abductors.
“Due to the intense pressure, the kidnappers abandoned their victims and took to flight leaving an unregistered Bajaj motorcycle behind at their hideout in the forest,” the spokesman said.
Security operatives consequently combed the bush and found the suspects who were in possession of three cutlasses and key to the abandoned motorcycle.
The statement added that police investigation had commenced while the suspects had been transferred to the Anti kidnapping Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department.